Organizational Structure

The organizational framework within which the HRD Council functions is presented in the figure above. The HRD Council is one of the four councils which report to the Provincial Planning Commission. The Secretariat of the HRD Council undertakes the operational and administrative activities on behalf of the Council and plans and manages the process of implementation.

The HRD Council for the province is structured along the same lines of the National HRD Council. In this respect, it is a multi-tiered and multi-sectoral advisory body. In addition to the secretariat, the HRD Council of the plenary, the Technical Working Group (TWG) and the Technical Task Team (TTT).

The plenary is constituted by Council chaired by the Premier and the members as set out in Table 1.

The Technical Working Group (TWG) is a committee whose primary function is to advise the Council on matters related to HRD in their specific realm of expertise, and to execute the decisions of the Council.

The Technical Task Team (TTT) is enlisted by the TWG as and when necessary in order to bring additional expertise to the deliberation of the TWG and the plenary.

The KZN HRDC reports to Cabinet and the Cabinet Clusters through the secretary to the Council and the Provincial Planning Commission. Sectoral representatives and other stakeholders report to the plenary through the assigned technical working group.